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Gedatsu-kai (解脱会, Gedatsu-kai), or Nirwana Association, is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1929.[1] The number of adherents exceeded 200,000 in the 1990s.[2] It is a syncretic movement, with influences drawing from traditional Shinto and Shingon Buddhist teachings. Its central deity is Gochi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana).[3] Gedatsu is the Japanese term for moksha or enlightenment. Gedatsu-kai is a non-sectarian study, having no firm affiliation with any existing religious groups.
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